(August 1948)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Jesse C. Rogers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Dan Barry ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Doll Man meets his deadly enemy, the Undertaker!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Undertaker

[The Aerial Hearse] (Table of Contents: 1)

Doll Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Dan Barry
Inks
Dan Barry ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; The Undertaker (villain); Doll Plane (propeller version); Martha Roberts; Dr. Roberts; Hugo Blaney; Henry Aswell
Synopsis
The Undertaker demands payment for funeral expenses by people who are still alive, but not for long.

Indexer Notes

Art is not by Al Bryant who left comics in 1947. Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ .

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a book! It says here physical appearance should be no handicap to success
Genre
humor
Characters
Vincent Palooza

The Maestro of Murder (Table of Contents: 3)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Ernie Hart ?
Inks
Ernie Hart ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Swing Sisson; The Maestro (first appearance; villain, not same as in #54 and #68); Diggy Vernon

Indexer Notes

Script: Woolfolk's record book via Martin O'Hearn.
Story written in October 1947.

Characters: Maestro note by Saltarella

[Pedro Puffo] (Table of Contents: 4)

Roscoe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Roscoe; Pedro Puffo

[Self-Cleaning Rug] (Table of Contents: 5)

Blimpy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Al Stahl
Pencils
Al Stahl
Inks
Al Stahl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[Patty and the Sultan] (Table of Contents: 6)

Rusty Ryan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson
Pencils
Paul Gustavson
Inks
Paul Gustavson
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson

Genre
adventure; children
Characters
Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Patty Dexter; Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; Padishah (villain)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Darrell Dane's Double (Table of Contents: 7)

Doll Man / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This act we're rehearsing will get a big laugh, Boss!
Genre
humor

Garbled Nursery Rhymes (Table of Contents: 9)

Perky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gill Fox
Pencils
Gill Fox
Inks
Gill Fox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Perky

[The Tramp Thief] (Table of Contents: 10)

Officer Shenanigan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bart Tumey
Pencils
Bart Tumey
Inks
Bart Tumey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Officer Shenanigan

Rounding Up the Rustlers (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

US Royal / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The Doll Man meets his deadly enemy, the Undertaker!"]
    Doll Man
  2. 1. [The Aerial Hearse]
    Doll Man
  3. 2. ["What a book! It says here physical appearance should be no handicap to success"]
    Lala Palooza
  4. 3. The Maestro of Murder
    Swing Sisson
  5. 4. [Pedro Puffo]
    Roscoe
  6. 5. [Self-Cleaning Rug]
    Blimpy
  7. 6. [Patty and the Sultan]
    Rusty Ryan
  8. 7. Darrell Dane's Double
    Doll Man
  9. 8. ["This act we're rehearsing will get a big laugh, Boss!"]
    Big Top
  10. 9. Garbled Nursery Rhymes
    Perky
  11. 10. [The Tramp Thief]
    Officer Shenanigan
  12. 11. Rounding Up the Rustlers
    US Royal
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell